Lead-Calcium Alloy Billets from Mexico
Unwrought billets of lead-calcium alloy designed for maintenance-free battery grids. Falls under HTS 7801.99.90.50 as other unwrought lead alloys per chapter definition. Lead is the principal element by weight but below 99% threshold.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide spectrographic analysis confirming lead as highest element per statistical note
• Declare exact alloy percentages to prevent reclassification as base metal scrap
• Comply with TSCA regulations for lead imports, including pre-manufacture notices if applicable